Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz Childrenite do not pass up this

do not pass up this unique and hard-to-find display specimen

this find was very limited

very good size

sharpness and translucency sitting on bright and wonderfully contrasting

especially with so many crystals on the same specimen

Monazite-(Ce) with Quartz Childrenite do not pass up thisMonazite gets its name from the Greek word "monazein", which means "to be alone", in allusion to its isolated crystals and their rarity when first found. Monazite is usually found in granitic pegmatites, but these crystals are found in hydrothermal tin veins where there is an absolute absence of Thorium (usually a trace element in Monazite). This is a remarkable, very well crystallized, ridiculously rare, specimen consisting of sharp, lustrous,